Bush Turkey Pardon Lampooned
In Washington Post column, Dana Milbank says the White House press corps "strutted their stuff" yesterday as they awaited President Bush in the Rose Garden. Bush was there to officially pardon a Thanksgiving turkey (plus a back-up). Their names? "May" and "Flower." Milbank writes, "Somebody said the two birds should be named 'Scooter' and 'Libby.' Another proposal: 'Ramos' and 'Compean' -- the two imprisoned border agents whose pardons CNN's Lou Dobbs fervently seeks." Meanwhile, "Ken Herman of Cox News feared that Bush would ship the birds off to Gitmo, where they would be 'water-basted.'
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